'Shami, Bhuvi can take pressure off Bumrah': Former Team India pacer Raju Kulkarni
Updated On: 05 August, 2026 10:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
As Jasprit Bumrah is ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka due to knee injury, former India pacers Karsan Ghavri and Raju Kulkarni urge selectors to stop relying solely on him and bring back seasoned campaigners Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to ease star pacer’s workload

Mohammed Shami; Bhuvneshwar Kumar; Jasprit Bumrah. Pics/AFP
Ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah, 32, is the only Indian bowler who has 100-plus scalps in each of the three formats so far —234 in Tests, 151 in ODIs, and 121 T20Is.
However, injury concerns due to his unique bowling action and workload management see him missing from the India line-up more often than not, and this often has an adverse effect on the team’s bowling department. Former India and Mumbai pacers Karsan Ghavri and Raju Kulkarni believe Team India should stop relying only on Bumrah hereon.


